diff --git a/doc/build/windows.md b/doc/build/windows.md
index 12e56d3453c7d..b90295d9f42e8 100644
--- a/doc/build/windows.md
+++ b/doc/build/windows.md
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ The 64-bit (x86_64) binary will only run on 64-bit Windows and will otherwise re
 
  1. [Download](https://julialang.org/downloads) the latest version of Julia.
     Extract the binary to a reasonable destination folder, e.g. `C:\julia`.
+    By default, Julia will be installed into
+    `C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Local\Julia-1.0.0\bin`,
+    where `YOURNAME` is your Windows user name.
 
  2. Double-click the `julia` shortcut to launch Julia.